The diversification of regions into new technologies is driven by the degree of relatedness to
existing capabilities already present in the region. In cases where opportunities for …

This article proposes a framework to study how the existing knowledge portfolio of regional
economies affects the emergence and occurrence of breakthrough technologies. The study …

The literature on sectoral systems of innovation evidences the crucial importance of sectoral
specificities in innovation. Also, the proximity framework enables the exploration and …

Firms may seek non-redundant information through inter-firm relations beyond their
geographic and cognitive boundaries (ie, relations with firms in other regions and active in …

The scale of the potential implications of machine learning (ML) has prompted discussions
on the issues of corporate control and technological openness. However, how commercial …

The Heaps' law, which characterizes the growth of novelties, has triggered new
mathematical descriptions, based on urn models or on random walks, of the way we explore …

Abstract Knowledge is created by recombinant process and can be transformed into actual
productivity and economic performance. In this paper, we conduct research on the impact of …

This paper examines how geographical proximity affected interregional co-patenting links in
various technologies in the USA from 1836 to 2010. We classify technologies by their …

The proximity framework has attracted considerable attention in a scholarly discourse on the
driving forces of knowledge exchange tie formation. It has been discussed that too much …

ABSTRACT Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are implemented across European
regions. However, investigations into whether S3 initiatives adequately match local …